Problems with water are becoming more vivid in cross-border relations of Tajikistan and Kygyzstan. The today’s visit of Kygyz president to Tajikistan was mainly sparked by this problem. As you remember recently on the border between the two countries erupted a conflict which involved not only the civilians but also the representatives of law-enforcement […]
If you are a wealthy person living in Tajikistan, it means that either (1) you’re a governmental official, or (2) you’re a former governmental official, or (3) you’re a businessman who avoids paying taxes, or (4) you’re an entertainment star, or finally (5) you’re a drug-smuggler. If you’re not a governmental official and […]
Here is an interesting article by IWPR about the cross-border problems that occur in Fergana valley - the region divided between three states (Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan). Tajikistan always had relatively good relations with its neighbor Kyrgyzstan but seems like it is not going to last any longer. There is a problem which is very […]
The latest report of The Christian Science Monitor (CSM) says that the partly solved problem with electricity in Tajikistan, which has been naturally solved - the warmer times have come - was not the main problem to face by the population this year. According to the CSM, the worse crisis is to come in […]
Tajik officials and the working party, established by the WTO General Council on 18 July 2001, gave very optimistic statements regarding the accession of Tajikistan to WTO. Tajikistan submitted the membership application to WTO in May, 2001 and since then many meetings were held and millions were spent to make all necessary arrangements for […]
Because of the unusual cold this winter the winter holidays of students were prolonged by teachers. (rus) They realized that it is impossible to have classes in the freezing rooms. However there was no permission from the Ministry of Education and it means that teachers had no right to cancel classes on 11th of […]
Recently, I was arguing that Tajik migrants have become a powerful tool in Russia’s hands against Tajikistan. Tajikistan would never get in direct conflict with Russia and labor migration would be one of the main reasons for that. The contradictions over construction of Rogun power station could easily become a strong reason for further […]
Recently in Kulyab region broke out a fight between 40 Chinese workers and 50 local men. Many people were injured on both sides but no one of them complained to police just to avoid more problems. IWPR makes a good report on that.
The Chinese involved in fight were ‘part of a team of 300 […]
A week after the bomb explosion in Dushanbe, no terrorist organization has claimed to be the organizer. This raises a reasonable question - was it really a terrorist act? Reuters has a good report on that. It reports that the Islamic Revival Party, allegedly the main opposition force in the country, has doubts regarding […]
In the new academic year in secondary schools of Gorno-Badakhshan (Pamir) are studying 47 thousand students, which is for 2 thousand less than in the previous year, reports Pamir Media. According to the statistics the number of students decreases every year. During the last three years the number of school children decreased for more than […]
